Chapter 7

“That’s good.”
Although he kept his tone casual, Sau’s eyes popped out of his head.
Dodging a sword herb that unfolded soundlessly in just three days? This was impossible, even by the standards of a natural tax collector.
“Try to avoid it one more time.”
Bu Eunseol’s senses were heightened except for her eyesight.
Moreover, she had been cleaning the corpse with Bu Zhanliang, and was as familiar with the anatomy of the human body as she was with the practice.
She could recognize Sau’s stance and the spilling sword herbs from the airflow.
Whip.
The scabbard sliced through the air again, and Sau grinned wryly.
“Not so fast.”
And then he began to unfurl the sword herbs in succession.
“What kind of martial artist can only deploy a single blade?”
Pfft. Billion.
Bu Eunseol began to be struck by the sword grass.
“I can feel it, but I can’t dodge it.
The sword techniques that Sousa unleashed were far more exquisite and lively than the ones from earlier.
Bu Eunsun was struck for half a second without moving.
“Ugh.”
When Bu Eunsul fell to the ground, covered in blood like the first time, Sau sheathed his sword.
He tossed the leather pouch from his arm in front of her.
“Drink.”
Bu Eun-sul quickly opened the leather bag at her feet and drank.
It was not water, but a very sticky liquid.
“You must not eat until you have completed the Beast Dao. It will dull my senses again.”
Bu Eunseol was forced to swallow the sticky liquid.
It had no flavor, but as it reached her throat, it was neither liquid nor solid, and it turned into a sticky substance.
As it passed down her throat, a searing heat lingered in her stomach, as if she had drunk strong alcohol.
“What is this?”
Bu Eunseol asked for the first time.
“You never asked me anything while practicing the Beast Dao.
Laughing inwardly, Sau shook his head.
“I don’t need to know.”
“……I see.”
“I’ll resume in a bit.”
He growled.
Drawing his sword from its scabbard, Sau spoke in a chilling voice.
“From now on, you’ll really have to risk your life.”
Crash, crash, crash, crash!
A sharp cracking sound echoed in all directions.
Papapapap.
Every time the sharp blade sliced through his body, blood spurted out from his body.
“Don’t think with your head!”
Sau shouted in a solemn voice.
“If you try to read and dodge, it will be too late. The moment the attack begins, you must react immediately!”
Cut.
Bu Eunseol helplessly rolled to the ground as the deadly vines stabbed at her throat.
Thud.
At that moment, Sau’s sword stretched out like a butcher’s knife and stabbed into Bu Eunseol’s body on the ground.
Papapapap.
Dozens of sword blades sliced through Bu Eunseol’s body.
“Grrrr.”
“One-on-many attacks are common in the Martial Forest. You don’t think there are only fair duels, do you?”
Whirriric.
Sau’s blade curved like a whip, digging into her flesh.
But as if anticipating the attack, Bu Eun-sul leaped like a carp and spun to the side.
“You’re lucky.”
“Ha. Ha.”
The stab had missed her heart and lungs, but her wound was not light.
But even as she gasped for air, she kept one hand clutching her sword tightly.
“You never let your guard down, even when I teach you.
Sau tossed the leather pouch in his arms once more.
“Drink up, we’ll start again soon.”
“……Yes, sir.”
Despite her blindness, Bu Eun-sul picked up the leather pouch exactly where it landed on the floor.
She gulped.
The sticky liquid in her mouth jolted her awake, and the blood and energy that had been drained from her body seemed to return.
But all the while, he didn’t tilt his head too far, keeping his legs and shoulders low so that he could dodge an attack at any moment.
“His muscles aren’t the strongest, but he has a natural talent for martial arts.
Sau stroked his chin as he watched.
He was just trying to pass the time.
Even he didn’t even bother to consume the Extreme Heavenly Spirit Water.
“Damn it. How can I not teach him properly?
Bu Eunsul’s persistence and fierce tenacity could make a person’s heart beat faster.
It was also the condition of a cultivator who couldn’t be found in the entire Martial Forest.
Two days later.
Spears, spears, spears.
The metallic clang of the weaponry constantly echoed in front of Sau’s mother jade.
“Try again!”
With a thunderous shout, Sau’s sword emitted a brilliant light.
Flash!
A lightning-like sword herb stabbed into Bu Yunxue’s neck.
Pow.
But when Feng Shui twisted his body, the sharp blade sliced through his shoulder blade instead of his neck.
“Never let your guard down.”
Whirr.
The sword that had grazed her shoulder spun fiercely in the air, and then plunged into her precious blood.
Cha-ang!
But this time, as if anticipating it, Bu Eunseol blocked it with her iron sword.
“…….”
Bu Eunseol lowered her body, preparing for the next barrage of attacks.
But no matter how much time passed, there were no more attacks.
“Hhhhh…….”
Sau suddenly burst into laughter as he looked at Bu Eun-sul.
“Hahahahaha! Wahahahahahaha!”
His hearty laughter was reminiscent of the Shaolin Shaman.
“The equipment I’ve been searching for since my iron shoe wore out was right in front of me!
What a beast.
To master this bizarre and ignorant basic martial art, one would have to risk one’s life for three months and ten days to cultivate even a Heavenly Martial Art.
Yet he’s already mastered the Beast Dao in just a few days?
With this guy’s quality, even the lowest level of the main hall’s martial arts will be able to shine throughout the Martial Realm!
After stopping laughing, Sau snapped his fingers.
“Papapap.
The world began to turn white and bright as the wind swept across Bu Eunsun’s victory blood.
It had pierced the blocked optic nerve again.
“Mmph.”
Bu Eunseol felt dizzy as she suddenly began to see everything clearly.
Seeing.
It was dizzying, giving her so much information, and at the same time, so many unfathomable thoughts.
“You’ll get used to it.”
Sau said bluntly.
“The more you get used to the beast, the more you’ll be able to sense much more than you see.”
“Thank you.”
Buunsul bowed, and Sau approached slowly.
“Ilho.”
He spoke, his eyes glowing with essence.
“You must immediately defeat the Ten Demon Warriors and become an official disciple of the main hall.”
“What?”
“If you become an official disciple of the main hall, I will make you one of the top masters in the city within ten years!”
Even though we hadn’t spoken more than a few words in three days, I could tell that Sau was a man who didn’t bluff and kept his word.
If he could make me a cilantro, I could really be a cilantro.
‘The enemy who killed my grandfather. Shouldn’t Nangyagak’s martial arts be enough to kill him?’
But if Nangyagak’s martial arts can’t kill him, then…….
Hmph.
Bu Eunseol clenched her teeth.
If he made such calculations, wouldn’t it be as if he had already failed in his revenge?
“I will become a Ten Demon Warrior.”
“To master all ten martial arts?”
Sau snorted.
“I’ll be honest with you. Even if you’re a cultivator of the same level as the Heavenly Demon Emperor, you won’t be able to master all of the ten martial arts.”
He stared into Bu Eunsun’s eyes as they returned to focus.
“For example, in order to master the White Horse of the White Horse, you’ll need to master the Demon River Control Technique, which will harden your metacarpophalangeal and proximal phalangeal joints into steel, but that will make your hands unsuitable for swordplay and daoism.”
Realizing that there was no wavering in Bu Eunsul’s eyes, Sau spoke again.
“Even if you’re a natural martial artist, you can only master two or three of the ten martial arts. Rather, mastering one martial art wholeheartedly and excelling at it is the shortcut to becoming a martial arts master.”
He wasn’t wrong.
Mastering multiple martial arts doesn’t make you stronger, and practicing too many different festivals will only distract you.
“I’m sorry.”
Bowing deeply, Bu Eun-sul looked Sau straight in the eyes.
“I’d like to challenge the other martial arts of the Ten Doors.”
His eyes were as hard and unyielding as iron that had been refined hundreds of times.
“You ……can’t.”
At Bu Eunseol’s resolute expression, Suo Jia’s mouth watered.
He might be able to beg and plead with his master, but he couldn’t force a disciple.
“Very well. Then you will learn another martial art from now on.”
Sau turned to leave, and Bu Eun-sul gave him a puzzled look.
“I’ve only learned the basic martial arts, haven’t I yet learned the Nangya Palace’s martial arts…….?”
“The martial arts of the main hall are not transmitted through oracles or texts. If another master other than me had come, he would have taught the Beast Dao in a similar but slightly different way.”
Sau said with a serious expression.
“And you have already learned this old man’s martial arts.”
“What’s that…….”
Instead of answering, Sau drew a sword from his waistband and stabbed Bu Eun-sul in the neck.
Chaang.
Bu Eun-sul, who had already anticipated the onslaught of herbs, blocked Sau’s sword with her iron sword.
“You’ve mastered the Beast Dao of the main hall. There’s no way you don’t remember the sword herbs that this old man has been pouring out for three days.”
Bu Eunsul’s eyes widened.
The attacks he had unleashed so far were like being taught by a master of practical martial arts, demonstrating the basics one by one.
“This old man is not the only martial arts master in the Nangya Pavilion. When you enter the main hall, you’ll be able to learn hand-to-hand combat from them.”
Sau smiled broadly.
“Since you weren’t fatally wounded by this old man’s herbivory while you were blind,…… at least the four of you won’t be killed by his weaponry.”
“Thank you. Old man.”
“No need to thank me. I have only taught you as ordered by the Demon King.”
“But didn’t you celebrate the elixir you possess?”
Bu Eun-sul knew.
What Sau had given her was priceless, priceless, priceless.
Every time she drank the liquid in the leather pouch, her terrible wounds quickly healed and her senses became more acute.
“I will never forget your kindness for the rest of my life.”
When Bu Eun-sul bowed her head in honor, Sau sneered bitterly.
“Forget it.”
“What?”
“That’s the way it is in the Murim. Whether it’s a favor or a grudge, it’s best if you can forget…… as much as possible.”
Sau’s words seemed to have some depth to them.
Bu Eun-sul pondered his words, then bowed her head again.
“Well, then, I’ll take my leave.”
She turned and walked away.
Tut-tut-tut.
Unlike when she first came to Mojok, Bu Eunseol’s gait was very steady, with a hint of cilantro flavor.
The skinny child she had seen three days ago was nowhere to be seen.
“Where did such a monster…….”
Sau laughed wryly as he watched Bu Eun-sul walk away from the setting sun.
“I thought it was an Imugi, but it was a sleeping dragon.”
Sau’s eyes widened as he remembered inspecting the children disembarking from the Infernal Sea.
There were descriptions of taxation that surpassed Bu Eun-sul’s muscles by a factor of dozens.
“There will be a bloodbath on the Infernal City.”